List of cyclists in the 1921 Tour de France

In the 1921 Tour de France, two veteran cyclists who joined the race were Ernest Paul and Lucien Pothier, both forty years old.[1] Paul rode his first Tour de France in 1908,[2] while Pothier had started in the first Tour de France in 1903, and finished second.[3] The winner of 1920, Philippe Thys, was the dominant stage racer of the time, but he was recovering from an illness and could not compete for the victory.[4]

The economic impact of World War I was still not over, so as in the previous years there were not sponsored teams, but the cycling companies had bundled their forces under the nick La Sportive.[5] The cyclists were divided in two categories, this time named 1ère class (first class), the professionals, and 2ème classe (second class), the amateurs.[6] This year, some of the second class cyclists would finish higher than some of the first class cyclists.

The 1921 Tour de France saw the introduction of foreign press. They followed the race in their own cars.[7] For the first time, an inhabitant from Monaco joined the Tour de France. Laurent Devalle needed more than twenty-seven hours for the fifth stage,[8] and would finally give up in the eleventh stage.[7]

By rider

Legend
No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos. Position in the general classification
DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Rider Nationality Pos.
1 Eugène Christophe  France DNF
2 Jean Rossius  Belgium DNF
3 Hector Heusghem  Belgium 2
4 Firmin Lambot  Belgium 9
5 Honoré Barthélémy  France 3
6 Jean Alavoine  France DNF
7 Louis Mottiat  Belgium 11
8 Louis Heusghem  Belgium DNF
9 René Vermandel  Belgium DNF
10 Félix Goethals  France DNF
11 Émile Masson  Belgium DNF
12 Hector Tiberghien  Belgium 5
13 Romain Bellenger  France DNF
15 Philippe Thys  Belgium DNF
16 Charles Juseret  Belgium DNF
17 Robert Jacquinot  France DNF
18 Albert Dejonghe  Belgium DNF
19 Léon Scieur  Belgium 1
20 Jacques Coomans  Belgium DNF
21 René Chassot  France DNF
22 Alfred Steux  Belgium DNF
23 Marcel Godard  France DNF
24 Robert Gerbaud  France DNF
25 Luigi Lucotti  Italy 4
101 Joseph Rayen  France DNF
102 André Coutte  France DNF
103 Paul Coppens  France 30
104 Henri Catelan  France 38
105 Eugène Dhers  France 12
106 Jules Lebreton  France DNF
107 Robert Martens  France DNF
108 Alexandre Bodinier  France DNF
109 Robert Constantin  France 34
110 Félix Sellier  Belgium 16
111 Edgard Roy  France 28
112 Ange-Marie Aubry  France DNF
113 Raoul Petouille  France DNF
114 Emile Dalifard  France DNF
115 Charles Cento  France 35
116 Antoine Rière  France DNF
117 Pierre Hudsyn  Belgium 22
118 Camille Botte  Belgium DNF
119 Edouard Leonard  France DNF
120 Gaston Degy  France DNF
121 Alexandre Gilles  France DNF
122 Maurice Pesnin  France DNF
123 Jules Deloffre  France 26
124 Lucien Pothier  France 32
126 Léon Despontin  Belgium 7
127 François Chevalier  France DNF
128 Jean Kienlen  France 31
129 Fernand Moulet  France DNF
131 Maurice Armand  France DNF
132 Charles Pavese  France DNF
133 Guillaume Cecherelli  France 19
134 Emile Dorvilliers  France DNF
135 François Colomines  France DNF
136 Jules Beyens  Belgium DNF
137 Robert Asse  France DNF
138 Etienne Dorfeuille  France 24
139 Victor Leenaerts  Belgium 6
140 Henri Ferrara  France 13
141 Noël Amenc  France 14
142 Napoléon Paoli  France DNF
143 Théodore Abada  France DNF
144 Adrien Alpini  France 37
146 Lucien Roquebert  France 33
147 Gwénolé Michel  France DNF
148 Clotaire Guillon  France DNF
149 Charles Hennuyer  France DNF
150 René Paxion  France DNF
151 Henri Miege   Switzerland DNF
152 José Pelletier  France DNF
153 Paul Seigne  France DNF
154 Georges Kamm  France 36
155 Pierre Excoffier  France DNF
156 Laurent Devalle  France DNF
157 Emile Brelloch  France DNF
158 Firmin Pauloin  France DNF
159 Ernest Paul  France 27
160 Jules Banino  France DNF
161 Daniel Dagrau  France DNF
162 Joseph Normand  France 23
163 Lucien Lagouche  France DNF
164 René Billing  France DNF
169 Arthur Claerhout  Belgium DNF
171 Jules Nempon  France DNF
172 Jean Belvaux  Belgium DNF
173 Auguste Meyer  France 20
174 Benjamin Javaux  Belgium 21
175 Louis Budts  Belgium DNF
178 Pierre Coolens  Belgium DNF
179 Jules Bertrand  France DNF
180 Nicolas Urme  France DNF
181 Camille Leroy  Belgium 8
183 Charles Raboisson  France 25
184 Angelo Erba  Italy DNF
186 Enrico Sala  Italy 18
187 Michele Brega  Italy DNF
190 Mario Verzeletti  Italy DNF
191 Lucien Abbe  France DNF
192 Julien Samyn  France DNF
194 Charles Hans  France DNF
198 Léon Bonnery  France DNF
199 Edouard Tibal  France DNF
200 Charles Parel   Switzerland 29
201 Louis Lembeye  France DNF
203 Silvio Borsetti  Italy DNF
204 Camille Dulac  France DNF
205 Alexis Rosset  France DNF
206 Eugène Poncelin  France DNF
207 Charles Loew  France DNF
210 Joseph Muller  France 15
211 Armand Thewis  Belgium DNF
213 Jean Riou  France DNF
214 Louis Verbraecken  Belgium DNF
216 Emile Ledran  France DNF
217 Emile Lejeune  France DNF
218 Henri Collé   Switzerland 17
220 Jacques Van Rompay  Belgium DNF
221 Mathieu Caplat  France DNF
222 Pietro Casati  France DNF
224 Jaime Janer  Spain DNF

References

  1. "1921 - 15th Tour de France". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. "Past results for Ernest, dit Faber Ernest Paul (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. "Past results for Lucien Pothier (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 59–62. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 51–56. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. Thompson, Christopher S. (2008). The Tour de France. University of California Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-520-25630-1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "15ème Tour de France 1921" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. Tom James (15 August 2003). "1921: Scieur continues the Belgian domination". VeloArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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